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'''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on {{Arthur}}. He was a staff writer for the first four seasons of ''Arthur'' and took over as head writer after [[Joe Fallon]] and [[Ken Scarborough]] left the production crew. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer, having written installments for every season of the program as of season 17. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''. Some of his other writing credits include ''Martha Speaks'' and ''Time Warp Trio''.
'''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on {{Arthur}}. He was a staff writer for the first four seasons of ''Arthur'' and took over as head writer after [[Joe Fallon]] and [[Ken Scarborough]] left the production crew. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer, having written 105 episodes in total thus far, as well as writing episodes for every season of the program, except for season 23. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''. Some of his other writing credits include ''Martha Speaks'' and ''Time Warp Trio''.


==Appearances on ''Arthur''==
==Appearances on ''Arthur''==
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*[[Mayor Hirsch]] is named after him.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025</ref>
*[[Mayor Hirsch]] is named after him.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025</ref>
*He appears in person as one of the two people who tell [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Bo Baxter|Bo]] that their car has been towed in the episode "{{E|Postcards from Buster}}".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815</ref>
*He appears in person as one of the two people who tell [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Bo Baxter|Bo]] that their car has been towed in the episode "{{E|Postcards from Buster}}".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815</ref>
*[[Dr. Hirsch]] is also named after him.
===Speculated===
===Speculated===
*The name 'Peter' appears on a paper on the bulletin board behind Arthur in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" right after Binky walks into Ratburn's classroom.
*The name 'Peter' appears on a paper on the bulletin board behind Arthur in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" right after Binky walks into Ratburn's classroom.


==Writing Credits==
==Writing credits==
===''Arthur''===
===''Arthur''===
*107b. {{E|Buster Makes the Grade}}
*107b. [[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]]
*113a. [[So Long, Spanky]]
*113a. [[So Long, Spanky]]
*116a. {{E|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest}}
*116a. [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
*116b. {{E|D.W. Flips}}
*116b. [[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]]
*202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
*202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
*203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
*203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
*204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
*204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
*205a. {{E|Arthur's Underwear}}
*205a. [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]]
*207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
*212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
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*311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card]]
*401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]
*403a. [[Buster's Breathless]]
*403a. [[Buster's Breathless]]
*408a. [[1001 Dads]]
*408a. [[1001 Dads]]
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*601b. [[Best of the Nest]]
*601b. [[Best of the Nest]]
*603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet!]]
*605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]
*607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]]
*704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]] (with [[Gerard Lewis]])
*705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]]
*705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (with [[Matthew Lane]])
*709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*710. [[April 9th]]
*710. [[April 9th]]
*801a. [[Dear Adil]]
*801a. [[Dear Adil]]
*801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]]
*805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (with [[Peter Egan]])
*806. {{E|Postcards from Buster}}
*806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)]]
*810a. [[Big Horns George]]
*810a. [[Big Horns George]]
*901a. [[Castles in the Sky]]
*901a. [[Castles in the Sky]]
*904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|with [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
*902a. [[George Blows His Top]] (with [[Courtney Lilly]])
*905a. [[Lights, Camera, Opera!]]
*904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|idea by [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
*905a. [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]
*906b. [[It Came From Beyond]]
*906b. [[It Came From Beyond]]
*901b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*910b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*1001. [[Happy Anniversary]]
*1001. [[Happy Anniversary]]
*1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]]
*1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]]
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*1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*1306a. [[When Carl Met George]]
*1306a. [[When Carl Met George]]
*1307a. [[The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
*1307a. [[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
*1309b. [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
*1309b. [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
*1404a. [[Falafelosophy]]
*1404a. [[Falafelosophy]]
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*1805b. [[Arthur Calls It]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1805b. [[Arthur Calls It]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1806a. [[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]
*1806a. [[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]
*1810. [[Shelter from the Storm]]
*1901a. [[Brain's Brain]]
*1902a. [[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]] {{C|with [[Cusi Cram]]}}
*1905a. [[Buster Isn't Buying It]]
*1907a. [[Carl's Concerto]] {{C|with [[Eric Shaw]]}}
*1907b. [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]
*1909b. [[Besties]]
*1910. [[The Last Day]]
*2001b. [[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]
*2002a. [[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]
*2005a. [[Lend Me Your Ear]] {{C|with [[Raye Lankford]]}}
*2005b. [[The Butler Did It]]
*2101a. [[Binky's 'A' Game]]
*2102. [[The Master Builders]]
*2104b. [[Arthur Takes a Stand]]
*2105a. [[Slink's Special Talent]]
*2107b. [[Pal and the Big Itch]]
*2201a. [[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]
*2204a. [[Muffy's Car Campaign]] {{C|with [[Matt Hoverman]]}}
*2402 "[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great Macgrady]]" {{C|with [[Leah Ryan]] (uncredited)}}
*2504b. "[[All Grown Up]]"
===''Postcards from Buster''===
*[[Buster's Egyptian Adventure]]
===Specials===
*[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]
*[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]
*[[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]


==Songwriting Credits==
==Songwriting Credits==
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 16 June 2023

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Peter K. Hirsch is the head writer on Arthur. He was a staff writer for the first four seasons of Arthur and took over as head writer after Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough left the production crew. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer, having written 105 episodes in total thus far, as well as writing episodes for every season of the program, except for season 23. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Some of his other writing credits include Martha Speaks and Time Warp Trio.

Appearances on Arthur[edit]

Confirmed[edit]

Speculated[edit]

  • The name 'Peter' appears on a paper on the bulletin board behind Arthur in "Arthur's Big Hit" right after Binky walks into Ratburn's classroom.

Writing credits[edit]

Arthur[edit]

Postcards from Buster[edit]

Specials[edit]

Songwriting Credits[edit]

References[edit]